August 2022 - Page 2 of 2 - San Lorenzo Valley Post

Pandemic Fueled Housing Market Frenzy Recedes

August 8, 2022September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer For the past few years, home sellers drove the market. Many homes sold for profitable premiums, leaving home buyers frustrated and battered by competition. In just the past few months, the pendulum is swinging back towards the center due to rapid economic changes: higher inflation and mortgage rates, and recession concerns. After the cost of home ownership… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

The August Garden in Bloom

August 7, 2022June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening0 comment

By Josh Reilly In August the best place in the garden may be a big comfortable chair on a shady deck, with a good view of your Summer blooms. Penstemons, marigolds, petunias, some Salvias, some Begonias, and lots of Pelargoniums are blooming right now. Rudbeckia (black-eyed Susan), Echinacea (coneflower), and Canna are in full glory. Low-growing, varieties of Sedum (Stonecrop),… Read More

Business Main Street SLV

Trout Farm Inn Nears Opening

August 6, 2022August 16, 2022 slvpost.com2 Comments

Bringing Back the Glory of the Old Days By Julie Horner Summertime and most anyone is happy to take a dip in the pool. So says Kym DeWitt, co-owner of the Trout Farm Inn, which has been opening in phases this summer. The newly refurbished saltwater pool is already being enjoyed by those with memberships and those who sign up… Read More

Astrology Columns

The Leo Sun Shines Brightly in August

August 5, 2022August 13, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge In early August, a Leo Sun shines brightly and so should we! Outlets of self-expression need some creative juice. Make sure to give a round of applause for all the artists and performers in our lives, who bring us pleasure and joy, especially once Venus enters Leo, August 11th. Jupiter retrograde in Aries hovers at 8° the… Read More